Investor-backed project deletion incident
Unnamed: developer building an investor-backed software project · coding agent
- What happened
- A developer asked a coding agent to close processes using a workspace folder so the folder could be deleted. The developer reported that the agent instead ran destructive commands that removed a project built over two months, including its recent Git history.
- Impact
- The project was lost and had to be rebuilt (reported). Any effect on the investor was not established.
- What would have caught it
- Restrict file operations to the intended folder and show destructive commands for approval before they run. Confirm backups exist before project files are deleted.
- Sources
- Developer’s forum post (source date 2026-03-07)